Top 13 Angel Moments in Horror

When you think Halloween or horror, one of the first things that pops into most peoples' heads is of course Charlie's Angels. Ok that's a dirty lie. Charlie's Angels typically had little to do with the horror genre. In fact the few times the seminal 70's cop show tried to be scary (Haunted Angels, Of Ghosts and Angels) it failed miserably. Sure, a few victims (and Angels) were POV slasher-type affairs, but usually directed sloppily and featuring ho-hum bad guys as opposed to unstoppable killing machines like Michael or Jason. Truly scary Angel moments were few and far between and when something disturbing did appear on screen it was usually unintentional and more along the lines of shirtless Bosley than a well-executed spooky sequence. But this didn't stop the show and its stars and many guest stars from contributing greatly to the horror landscape of the 70's and early 80's. We here at TA have compiled 13 moments/movies/actors in horror that relate to both Charlie's Angels and the horror genre. These might not be the scariest, most iconic or even the 13 greatest moments in horror history, but they are without a doubt the TOP 13 CHARLIES ANGELSEST MOMENTS IN HORROR!

#13 - FREDDY VS. KRIS

ACTOR: Robert Englund
ANGEL CRED: Appeared as a bad guy in Season 4's Harrigans Angel
HORROR CRED: Played Freddy Kruger in 8 Nightmare On Elm Street movies

Although Robert Englund's character in Season 4's Harrigan's Angel was not very memorable or important to even that episode, it must be noted that before A Nightmare On Elm Street, Freddy Kruger went up against Kris Munroe... and lost.

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Townsend Agency original article by Greg
October 30, 2012

#12 - NIGHT OF THE STRANGLER

This 1980 thriller was meant for theatrical release but went straight to TV. Calling this a horror flick is pushing it, but it does involve a murder and a mystery and some found dead bodies and we so wanted to include Jaclyn on this list, so hell it's either this or The Night They Saved Christmas which is scary in its own way.

#11 - DRACULA IN HIDING

Christopher Lee was in The Mummy (1959) as the Mummy, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) as Frankenstein's monster, and Horror of Dracula (1958) as Dracula, among other horror classics so when he popped up as a shady modeling agency owner in 1980's Angel In Hiding he didn't seem so monstrous.

#10 - QUEEN BEE

Kate Jackson starred along Gloria Swanson is this 1974 TV movie about an elderly matriarch (Swanson) that has telepathic control over a swarm of killer bees and uses them to terrorize her family (including daughter-in-law-to-be Jackson). Sort of like a TV movie version of The Swarm!

#19 - CHIP DIES AGAIN AND AGAIN

God the end of Scatman Crothers' career (and life) consisted of him playing the wise old sage to iconic actors (Dean Martin in Charlie's Angels and Jack Nicholson in The Shining) and then being horribly murdered before the end credits. What? They were out of lifetime achievement awards?

#8 - NO FIREPLACE IN THE BEACH HOUSE

While the film adaption of the hit Broadway play Extremities was less horror and more psychological thriller, the home invasion/revenge aspect of the story definitely had slasher tropes and we had to get Farrah on this list somehow. Her character in the film proves more than a match psychically as well as psychologically when pitted against would-be rapist Joe (played by James Russo). She beats him up and holds him hostage in her fireplace after a home invasion gone wrong. The film co-stars Alfre Woodard and Diana Scarwid.

#7 - OF GHOSTS AND ANGEL

One of Jackson's first acting roles was starring in the 1970-1971 season of the supernaturally themed cult soap Dark Shadows as ghost Daphne Harridge. She would return to the realm of the not quiet alive a few years later in a TV movie version of Topper (1979) once again playing a ghost.

#6 - HITTING JASON IN THE HEAD WITH AN AXE IS HER TALENT

Dana played beauty contestant Ms New York who actually beat both Kris and Kelly for the title of Miss Chrysanthemum by twirling a baton and reciting Shakespeare (well sort of, the judges where instructed not to vote for the Angels, but still). 5 years later she traded in her baton for an axe and promptly buried it in Jason's forehead in the slasher classic Friday The 13th part 3!

#4 - SURVIVED MICHAEL MEYERS, SUCCUMBED TO INGA

Nancy popped up as nosey soggy doomed journalist Brooke Anderson in the first epiosde of Charlie's Angels filmed: the Killing Kind. She was drowned by butch Swiss Miss-looking assassin Inga in the first five minutes of the show, playing Nurse Marion assistant to Sam Loomis (Donald Pleacance) and adversary to Michael Meyers in the first two Halloween movies. Nancy portrayed a feisty and resilient opponent for The Shape. She also appeared briefly in Halloween H2o but her neck was slit in the first five minutes of the movie.

#3 - THEY ALWAYS FALL FOR THE BAD GUY

ANGEL CRED: She played brainy beauty Tiffany Welles in the fourth Season of Charlies Angels (1979-80)

The Stepfather was a small-budget, well-acted, extremely creepy little suburban horror flick that made a cult icon out of star Terry Oquinn as the title character, a perfectionist suburban dad who literally disposes of his family when they begin to disappoint him. Shelley plays his latest wife who, along with her daughter (played by scream queen Jill Schoelen) is forced to take on the psychopath she promised to love, honor and obey.

One of her first projects after Halloween was guest starring as one of the Angels' more likeable friends, golf phenom and Kris Munroe pal in Winning is For Losers (1978). This episode is famous for the scene in which, in an effort to protect Jamie Lee, Cheryl Ladd actually wrestles an alligator.

Three years before Charlie's Angels debut and four years before they worked together as Angels, Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd starred in the cult classic TV movie Satan's School for Girls. Which fortunately was located directly across the street from God's School for Guys so they kinda cancelled each other out. Jackson and Ladd co-starred as doomed classmates and cultmates Roberta and Jody, who in the end sacrifice themselves to Satan. Oh, and just make this depressing cheesy chiller even more Angelsesqe, guest star Lloyd Bochner (Angels Belong in Heaven, Angel Hunt) also stars and the movie was produced by Aaron Spelling! Kate Jackson appeared again in the rather weak sequel in 2000.

I thought about Saturn 3 but Extremeties seemed more slasheresque plus Farrah kicked butt final girl style i think in Saturn 3 she was murdered. The Anderson Cooper mamma mistake was my bad. Gloria Swanson ain’t his mame. Nice catch thanks for the heads up. I also could have considered Death Car on The Freeway or Tales From The Crypt for Shelley but choices had to be made since the article was 13 angel moments in horror and not ” Every scary movie moment ever to feature an angel” but Troll prob. Could have made the list.

Warwick

There’s lots to consider, so you weren’t gonna get ’em all. Other notable mentions for me:

For Cheryl – Poison Ivy
For Kate – Death at Love House and Stranger Within
For Jaclyn – Déjà vu (just because it was horrific to sit through that whole movie)

Crtt63

This article was definately stretching it for lack of actual material. Including projects of guest stars on the series with no actual angels appearing? Okay, so remove #13 Freddy Kruger…..no angels in those movies. #11 Christopher Lee….no angels in any of his movies. #9 Scatman Crothers….not an angel is sight. #8 Extremities….admittedly only added to the list simply to include Farrah. #6 Dana Kimmel….give me a break. #4 Nancy Stephens in Halloween….please. #2 Jamie Lee Curtis…horror queen extrodinaire……but unless Kate and Farrah played Annie and Linda, not really applicable. So what have we got. A more appropriate title would be Top six angel moments in horror. Unless of course you include the more appropriate options submitted by other posts which actually include the angels in the movies.

Jswan7088

Tanya Roberts actually has even more cult status than mentioned here – her first film role, in a little demon called “Forced Entry”, playing the final girl to a sick rapist-murderer… it’s a re-make of an even more controversial movie, filmed 3 years earlier, a porno/slasher film of the same name.

belenpakantot

“forced entry”– that sounds like a porno movie, which should be right up tanya roberts’ alley!

Anthonydeutsch

thats funny, sad but true, she couldn’t act at all

Diana Muldew

I think “Extremities” was a disgusting anti-male movie, and I am ashamed of Fawcett for participating in this garbage. As a female myself, I feel that to “turn the tables” on a rapist, and subjecting him to the same violence as he had committed, makes her no better than him. Some of the responses (“Dana Kimmel, gimme a break”) are so sarcastic that I can only wonder if some people have lives!

Leni Munroe

I am DISGUSTED and annoyed that Diana Mildew. Yeah I wrote it on purpose!
Would criticize Ms. Farrah Fawcett in anyway. YOU shouldn’t even speak her name let alone comment on her great performance in Extremities!
I am disgusted that you are clearly a drivel spouting left wing Moron who
thinks “Oh YESS!!!!”, lets rehabilitate this man who is a serial rapist and torturer of woman. Your tongue should be cut out! Your comments are dangerous.
You probably are against the death penalty. NEWS FLASH DUMMY! “If you are a SERIAL anything when it comes to breaking the law and causing harm against another human being YOU DO NOT deserve to breath the same air as the rest of us. PERIOD! And in the future MILDEW~
Farrah is beyond out of your league! Don’t have the audacity to even speak her name. And if you do say this to someone else by chance. I hope they punch you square in your fat ugly mouth! It’s too bad I wasn’t there! I would do it!

Barbara

Hopefully, this will be a more intelligent response than Leni Munroe. Ms. Mildew, that movie is an award winner and showed the world that Farrah Fawcett was more than just another pretty face. The Broadway show won many awards, as did this movie. I seriously doubt that Ms. Fawcett is turning in her grave because YOU are ashamed of her. The premise is awesome and addresses many females’ fantasies of turning the tables on their attacker. While you feel it may lower her to his level, I think it speaks to how men continually underestimate women.

If you really are a Charlie’s Angels fan, you would love Farrah’s performance.